Adnan Rashid

Adnan Rashid (born 1984) is the Ansar al-Aseer militant-freeing group of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.

Biography
Adnan Rashid was born in the Swabi District of Pakistan and was a former soldier of the Pakistan Air Force in 1997 as a technician; he was dismissed due to suspicious activities. In December 2003 he attempted to kill President Pervez Musharraf, but in 2012 he was freed from death row by the Taliban, and escaped to become the leader of Ansar al-Aseer, their prison break group. Rashid became the leader of a lethal fidayeen unit, and on 15 July 2014 he was captured by the Pakistani Army in Operation Zarb-e-Azb.